Stabroek Weekend

The Schedule below summarizes the key features of the strategic guideposts for a way forward presented in the two previous columns.

The Commonwealth Foundation in London has announced the 2014 Commonwealth Short Story Prize, which is a competition open to all writers across the Commonwealth.

The World Chess Federation’s rating list, or the FIDE rating list as it is usually called, is a prime indicator of the strength of a chess player in world championship matches.

By Derek Bok  CAMBRIDGE – Ever since economists revealed how much universities contribute to economic growth, politicians have paid close attention to higher education.

Sunday Cartoons

Caesalpinia pulcherrima commonly called Pride of Barbados or Peacock flower originates from the West Indies.

Hi Everyone, Two Saturdays ago, the Guyana Cultural Association of New York, held its annual symposium, and this year the theme was: Who are we?

By Erika Williams with photos by Arian Browne   A village described by its residents as peaceful and quiet, Brickery is located on the East Bank Demerara sandwiched between Garden of Eden on the one side and Supply on the other.

This week I shall address the two remaining strategic guideposts in designing a road map for the way forward in dealing with money laundering and related challenges in Guyana.

My heart hurts to see the sad and deteriorating state of the Guyana sugar industry.

By Ralph Ramkarran The late Forbes Burnham could never have imagined that in 1980 when he enforced a constitutional arrangement which, as his opponents assert, would indefinitely extend his political longevity and that of the PNC,  that it was the PPP which was going to be the beneficiary.

It is often the case, if you have your eyes open, that you’re engaged in an encounter on one level and you suddenly find an awareness on a completely different level that is so strong and so vivid that it makes you draw a sudden breath, as from a fright.

Unmistakable   The draft Anti-Money Laundering Bill has replaced the Bill on Amaila Falls as the talk of the town. 

The recent performance of the Dance Season 2013 of the National Dance Company titled Suites –Revista choreographed and directed by Vivienne Daniel, in some ways underlines a number of significant factors in the place and state of the company at the present time.

Over the last two weeks we have been discussing the formula which we could use as a substitute for the dam’s milk.

In the early part of October governments attending the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Assembly in Montreal reached an outline agreement on a basis on which all civil aviation emissions will be regulated in future.

Forty years ago, India had one FIDE titled chess player. His name was Manuel Aaron, and people actually remember him since he was the only entrant on the rating list for years.

Nerium oleander commonly called Oleander or Rose bay originates from the Mediterranean region and the Middle East and comes from the Apocynaceae family.

LIMA — When I interviewed Peruvian President Ollanta Humala last week, he struck me as a less articulate leader than most of his South American colleagues —but one who may be doing a better job than his more loquacious counterparts.

One of the dangerous things about Netflix is that it encourages binge watching.